“Quantos passos marcam os pés descalços em toda a existencia? Quantos sonhos cabem na cabeça de um homem vivo? Quantas lágrimas existem nos olhos de uma mulher? Quantas injúrias pode um coraçao sofrer? Quantas gotas de sangue cabem no corpo humano? Quantos anos ele tem? Quantos anos teve de liberdade e quantos foi prisioneiro?” O … Sigue leyendo O Alegre Canto da Perdiz – Paulina Chiziane
The Chosen 9 from 2021
When I look back at the books I have read in 2021, there are 9 of them that stand out. Many were called but few were chosen, indeed. It is such an uneven number, though. I could have selected one more to round it up, but that would have been unfair and really artificial. Moreover, … Sigue leyendo The Chosen 9 from 2021
Freshwater – Akwaeke Emezi
“When you break something, you must study the pattern of the shattering before you can piece it back together.” Freshwater Akwaeke Emezi Freshwater was my last reading of the year. I unintentionally closed the 2021 with a flourish, an absolute masterpiece (speaking about books because what a crappy year otherwise, right?). It was so good … Sigue leyendo Freshwater – Akwaeke Emezi
Ru – Kim Thúy
Sometimes I get surprised by my endless naivety and the power of mainstream assumptions. When I first started reading Ru, it took me some time to realize that the war she was talking about was the Vietnam War. Yes, I mean the same one United States lost and is still crying for. The one we … Sigue leyendo Ru – Kim Thúy
No Sweetness Here and Other Stories – Ama Ata Aidoo
“Show me a fresh corpse my sister, so I can weep you old tears.” We are back with another African writer, the much admired Ama Ata Aidoo and her collection of stories published in 1991. I can´t recommend enough the voice of this prolific writer in order to get a wider and more comprehensive understanding … Sigue leyendo No Sweetness Here and Other Stories – Ama Ata Aidoo
Pornô Chic – Hilda Hilst
“É metafísica ou putaria das grossas?” Hilda Hilst “A consciencia é o inferno, mas também a única poesía possível.” Hilda Hilst Bato co nome de Hilda Hilst (1930 – 2004) por puro acaso. Andaba eu a buscar autoras brasileiras para que o afán de ler escritoras latinoamericanas non se quedara só no parcial e tendencioso … Sigue leyendo Pornô Chic – Hilda Hilst
Comfort Woman – Nora Okja Keller
In her book “The Artist´s Way”, Julia Cameron explains what “synchrony” means in psychological terms. According to her, it consists in catching up with certain stimuli, getting involved in particular events or surrounding oneself by specific things that agree with one´s inner search for something. As if your unconscious was guiding you; what some would … Sigue leyendo Comfort Woman – Nora Okja Keller
Ghana Must Go – Taiye Selasi
Here we go again. This time with a book that belongs to the group of titles I had between my hands lately and are an outstanding discovery: those written by African female writers on their roots and families as well as their looses as immigrants. If you are interested in the subject, don´t miss the … Sigue leyendo Ghana Must Go – Taiye Selasi
The Female Man – Joanna Russ
“We maintain our outward obedience until the very end, until the beautiful, bloody moment that we fire these stranglers, these murderers, these unnatural and atavistic nature´s bastards, off the face of the earth” It´s been a damn long time since I last addressed you. Tough times we are going through, right? I assume I am … Sigue leyendo The Female Man – Joanna Russ
Al Otro Lado – Elena Bautista Martín
Descubriremos con esta obra en castelán, unha amalgama de sensacións en forma de escritos e fotografías que nos mostran que non só un libro pode estar cheo de poesía, senon que o propio libro en sí mesmo, pode ser poesía. A artista multidisciplinar Elena Bautista Martín fainos cómplices, xunto coa editorial Cuatro Hojas, dos seus … Sigue leyendo Al Otro Lado – Elena Bautista Martín
Bibliomaníacas 